Termoncarragh Lake
Termoncarragh Lake is a coastal freshwater lake with an extensive reedbed, situated in machair grassland
Highlights: Termoncarragh Lake is nationally important for breeding waders and wintering waterfowl (including Whooper Swans, Greenland White-fronted and Barnacle Geese, and small numbers of Wigeon, Teal, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Pochard and Scaup). The Barnacle Geese commute between Termoncarragh and the Inishkea Islands in winter. Up to 1,000 Golden Plover spemd the winter here. Breeding birds include Lapwing, Snipe, Dunlin, Sedge Warbler and Reed Bunting
Location: 7 km west of Belmullet, on the Mullet Peninsula in north-west Mayo.
Access: View from surrounding roads only, the best viewing point is from the graveyard to the west of the lake.
Termoncarragh Lake is owned and managed by Birdwatch Ireland
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